Camera LEDs, Lens Mounts, and Tripod Mounts

Emergent cameras have indicator LEDs, lens mounts, and tripod mounts as described below.

LEDs

All Emergent cameras, except the Eros cameras, have two LEDs on the back:

• The green LED lights steadily when the camera has power.
• The yellow LED flickers on during Ethernet activity.

Figure 1: Power and Ethernet LEDs on an HR camera

Emergent's Eros cameras have one LED on the back:

• The LED is red during boot.
• The LED is green after boot and flickers yellow during Ethernet activity.

Lens mounts

Each Emergent camera model has a standard lens mount type, and some models offer alternative lens mount options. The most common lens mount on Emergent cameras is the C-mount, which includes a 4-pin connector for use with the EF-mount adapter.

The standard lens mounts include the following types:

• C-mount
• E-mount
• EF-mount
• M42-mount
• M52-mount
• M60-mount
• M82-mount

Lens mount adapters

Emergent provides the following lens mount adapters for its C-mount cameras:

• EF-mount (iris/focus software control)
• F-mount
• Custom mount

Figure 2: Camera lens mount adapters

Adjusting the back flange distance

Lens mounts on Emergent cameras with E1 sheet metal enclosures have barrels that let you adjust the back flange distance between the camera's sensor and the lens. The sides of the camera's front plate have entry points for two hex screws. Loosening these screws with a hex key lets you adjust the camera lens barrel by screwing it in or out. When the barrel is in the desired position, gently tighten the hex screws to secure it. You can then attach standard C-mount lenses to the end of the barrel. The same process applies to the M42 and M52 F-mount adapters for larger enclosure cameras.

Figure 3: Adjusting the back flange distance on cameras with E1 sheet metal enclosures

Tripod mounts

Depending on the camera enclosure type, there are two ways to mount an Emergent camera on a tripod. Emergent cameras with the E2 CNC enclosures have a tripod mount socket built into the enclosure's bottom.

Emergent cameras with the E1 sheet metal enclosures and Eros cameras do not have a tripod mount socket. Instead they have threaded holes in the end plates to which you can attach a tripod mount adapter available from Emergent. You can attach the mount adapter to the top or bottom of the camera.

Figure 4: The tripod mount adapter is available for Emergent cameras with the E1 sheet metal enclosures and Eros cameras